Idol immersion: PCB sends water samples to NGT
The Pollution Control Board in the district has sent samples of water in the Cauvery and Bhavani rivers following immersion of Lord Ganesha idols earlier this week in connection with the Chathurthi...
View ArticleDiverting nullah not practical, UMC tells NGT
After the National Green Tribunal (NGT) rapped the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (UMC) last week for not diverting the Khemani nullah that carries sewage directly into Ulhas river, the UMC has now...
View ArticleAlarm over fluoride in city water
It’s a wake–up call for the people of Guwahati. High fluoride contamination in water has been detected in some parts of the city, raising health concerns among residents, especially those in the high risk
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding air and water pollution in...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Sanjay Agnihotri V/s Union of India & Ors. dated 09/09/2014 regarding air and water pollution in Noida, Uttar...
View ArticleBP Gets Support From U.K. Government in U.S. Lawsuit Over Spill
BP Plc (BP/) got support from the U.K. government in its U.S. court fight over the level of compensation required under a settlement of lawsuits stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The U.K.
View ArticlePunjab to take up Ghaggar pollution issue with Shivraj
Concerned over flowing heavy discharge of industrial effluents and domestic waste into the drains, the Punjab Government would soon take up the “serious” issue with the UT administrator Shivraj Patil,
View ArticleStop fresh effluent into Ganga, says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday has called for making Ganga rejuvenation a mass movement and sought for specific action plans to unite the strength of various sections of society dedicated to...
View ArticleGoa State Pollution Control Board issues closure notice to a hospital in Mapusa
The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) on Monday issued a closure notice to well-known hospital in Mapusa, for causing water pollution in the vicinity. The board has received repeated complaints
View ArticleCM to present Khan river cleaning project on Sept 10
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will present a project of Rs2,720 crore for cleaning of Khan river passing through middle of Indore city before the Central Government in New Delhi on September 10.
View ArticleHC to UPPCB: Check whether Gomti water is Lt for drinking
The high court has directed UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) to collect sample of Gomti river's water and furnish the test report before it within a month. The court wants to know whether the water is
View ArticleJudgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding Madhavaram Left Flank Water...
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sree Balaji Nagar Residential Association Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Ors. dated 10/09/2014 regarding a scheme for development of a proposed canal
View ArticleGomti water never tested for drinking
Past Checks On Other Parameters One-third of Lucknow drinks water from the river Gomti but it has never been tested whether that water is fit for consumption. Now, a high court order will make the
View ArticleBan on effluent discharge on open land
BHARUCH: District administration has banned discharge of effluent water on land other than sites notified by Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB). A notification was brought out by Collector Vinod Rao
View Article12 Puri hotels face closure
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and the district administration will down shutters of 12 hotels along Puri beach on Thursday for violating pollution control norms. The hotels
View ArticleOrder of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution caused by Dombivali...
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dombivli Common Effluent Treatment Plant Vs MPCB dated 15/09/2014 regarding pollution caused by Dombivali industrial
View ArticleUma promises clean Ganga in three years
Union Minister Uma Bharti on Sunday reiterated her commitment to clean river Ganga and promised to do so in three years while asserting that she would not entertain any questions in this regard before
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef plan 'not enough to ward off UN in-danger listing'
A plan to improve the Great Barrier Reef’s water quality and conserve species such as turtles may not be enough to stave off a United Nations “in danger” listing for the ecosystem, environmentalists have
View ArticleDumping is trashing Australian beaches, says CSIRO report
Illegal dumping is a primary source of rubbish on Australian beaches, according to the world's largest survey of coastal rubbish. The survey, carried out over three years by the CSIRO, Earthwatch...
View ArticleWild Chinese sturgeon on brink of extinction in polluted Yangtze
The wild Chinese sturgeon is at risk of extinction after none of the rare fish were detected reproducing naturally in the polluted and crowded Yangtze river last year. One of the world’s oldest living
View ArticleSepa yet to take action against polluting sugar mills
KARACHI: The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) is yet to take action on a last year report that highlights high levels of pollution being caused by sugar mills. The report prepared by private
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